The Harry Potter books have an extensive supporting
cast, and sometimes they make it into my sketchbook.
On this page you'll find those who are neither teacher nor student.

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August 2008

The
Leftovers

Tonks - It's amazing that, for a character
who can and does completely change her appearance at will, everyone's
image of Tonks is remarkably similar.¤Tonks
and Lupin Eat Cake - Innit cute. He looks less than convinced.Kingsley Shacklebolt - Yeah, he looks like
a combination of Cobra Bubbles and Teal-c, but that's how I see him
in my head.Lucius Malfoy - The strongest effect the movies
had on me was to completely erase my image of Malfoy's dad and cast
Haldir in his place. I know it's not the same actor, but the hair made
an impression. Finally I managed to shake it and came up with this little
sketch.Bellatrix Lestrange - It's a gag sketch,
but this is more or less how I see her, at least before Azkaban worked
its magic.Argus Filch - Not at all how I picture him.
He's holding Mrs Norris, who is not at all how I picture her.Nearly Headless Nick - The long-suffering
Gryffindor ghost. This drawing is remarkably sophisticated for how old
it is.Frank Bryce - The gardener of the Riddle house.
Well, I tried. For a list of all the things horribly wrong with this
picture, see the Goblet of Fire section.Walden McNair - [Animal] Executioner for
the Ministry and also, it would appear, a dapper gentleman from the
20s. Hey, ask my imaginaton, not me. Vernon Dursley - With emphasis on the moustache.Petunia Dursley - She's supposed to look 'horse-like'
but the best I could manage was vaguely stringy.The
Dursley Family - Under seige by a scary giant with a pink umbrella
in the hut on the island.Nearly Headless Nick - Or, officially, Sir
Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington. Really, with the date he was supposed
to have died, he shouldn't be wearing that collar, but that's what it
says in the book.... Merope
Gaunt - Gee, you'd think I liked Brett Helquist's
art or something. I'm not sure her face is 'heavy' enough, but she's
got the frazzled, desperate look I was going for. Her far hand is supposed
to be on something but it's too high for a sink or counter ... any lower,
though, and it would mess up the action line, so I don't know what to
do with it.Morfin
Gaunt - I realised while drawing this that I had cast Deagol as
Morfin. Um.Harry
and Scrimgeour - I was so pleased with my earlier design for the
Leonid man described on Ms Rowling's site that I was disappointed when
he had a small and two-dimensional role. Oh
well.¤Rea's
Fenrir - There was a rumour for a while that Stephen Rea might play
Fenrir Greyback in the movie. I'd only seen him play burdened, reserved
characters with a hangdog expression so I thought this was how he might
approach the role ... 'Grr.'¤Bathilda
Bagshot - She was surprisingly easy to draw.¤Regulus
- Forget Percy, Regulus is the family David Hyde Pierce.¤Contemplating
the Mark - An imagined scene in which Regulus comes home from getting
his Dark Mark and contemplates it for a while. I know it's on the wrong
arm; I could flop the image but ... meh. Looks good this way.¤Kung-Fu
Grandma - Neville's Gran kicks random Death Eater butt! Or face,
in this case! ¤
Lucius
is Eeeevil - Drawn in reaction to that shot in the movie. There
is no Lucius but Makani's Lucius! I did this one with no reference at
all, so it's probably way off... and, obviously, the mouth is all curly
...

The
Old Gang

Lupin
and Sirius get their own pages but there are
characters from that era who have a few pictures of their own...

¤James and Lily Take Cover - Drawn on a day
when the town was beset with helicopters (never did find out why). I
guess they're on some sort of Aurors' mission gone bad? I'm terrible
at drawing beautiful women so I tried using my sister's Lily design,
but it lost somethign in translation...¤Lily
Yells at James - Like it says on the tin.¤Chillin'
- James and Sirius hanging out ... or something ... back in the day.Pitch Black - When one's name is a real
word, one is vulnerable to visual puns... and all the gang joins in.Confronting Lupin - James and Sirius
find out what Lupin is and ... ask him about it.Escape Plan - James and Sirius cook up
a breakout. See the bottom of Sirius's page
for the whole story.Wedding Photo - James and Lily's. I've never
been quite happy with it but attempts to make a new one have failed.Lily Evans/Potter - A couple attempts at Harry's
mum ... I never seem to get her right, probably because I'm so concerned
to make her eyes look like Harry's.Peter Pettigrew - All grown up, now, and resurrecting
Dark Lords.Peter Begs For Mercy - But he's asking
the wrong crowd.... and Begs Again - Definitely
don't ask Harry.... and Again - To which Ron relies
in disgust, "I let you sleep in my bed!"Full Moon - Peter finds
himself chained to a werewolf. Uh-oh.That Traitorous Pizza - One day, my sister was
reading from the third book with a very affected British accent. When
she said 'Peter' it sounded like 'pizza' so this is what happened ...
A jolly pizza sauntering away from the wreckage of the Potters' house.The
Marauders' Photo Album - There are more pictures of them in here.

Creatures
&c

¤Bedside
Reading - Hagrid says he's been reading to Aragog as he wastes away
... but he doesn't tell Harry what he was reading.Fawkes
- Dumbledore's faithful – and very convenient – pet.Grindylow - I think this is one of my
best-executed drawings.Buckbeak - He has always looked very boring
in my mind but at least his legs bend the right way. (That drove me crazy
in the movie.)Buckbeak's Dinner - Munching ferrets on Hagrid's
bed. Mmm.Buckbeak 2004 - Drawn just prior to
the movie: more drawing skill, same lack of creativity.Bowing to Buckbeak - Harry makes
his obeisance and hopes Buckbeak does not pith him.Buckbeak Strains for Freedom - It
should be a rope, I know. I got carried away.Rescuing Sirius - If he pulls up alongside
the building as described in the book, he wouldn't have any room to flap.
I tried to reposition him here but he's still too close.Banshee - Or, rather, Seamus's boggart.The Chess Queen - She does Ron in during
the chess segment of the tests to get at the Philosopher's Stone. The
description of her blank face turning towards him has always been vivid
in my mind.Dobby - He may be the Jar Jar Binks of the Potterverse
but I drew him anyway. Winky - Almost as annoying as Dobby. I fear she
doesn't look very feminine but maybe house elves have a different take
on such things.A Troll - Rather unimpressive, but there you have
it.Norbert - Hagrid's beloved bundle of terror
joy. I've gotten much better at drawing dragons since then, thanks to
working on a movie about them.Dementor - The most recent. Inspired,
at the time, by the trailer for the third movie, I ratted up the fabric
of the cloak a lot, as it should have been all along.Dementor Unhooded - This drawing
serves as proof that actually seeing the thing can be a lot less
scary than getting a hint of it and letting your imagination to the scary
work.Surrounding Sirius - Feeding frenzy!Dementor Dancing - Harry wonders how you make
a Dementor less frightening ... like this, of course!Dementor I - Drawn back when I had a bit
less imagination.Crookshanks - Some early attempts at him.
I have a hard time picturing him as a Persian, to me he's big burly ginger
tom who happens to have a squashed (but not totally squashed) nose.Sirius's Feline Shield - Could
it be he knows something we don't?Crookshanks Leads the Way - It's just his
tail, but it's enough to lure Harry into the Willow's tunnel.